Report highlights $1.47tn US-Australia investment

As President Donald Trump seeks to close the US economy off from the rest of the world, a new report by the US Studies Centre is highlighting the value of Australia's investment relationship with the United States.

The study shows two-way investment between the US and Australia totals more than $1.47 trillion, most of which is US dollars flowing into Australia.

So what does Trump's presidency — and our stronger ties with Asia — mean for the future of this deep and long-standing economic relationship? USSC chief executive Professor Simon Jackman was interviewed on ABC RN Breakfast.

Simon Jackman commenced as CEO of the US Studies Centre in April 2016. He was previously a Professor of Political Science and Statistics at Stanford University. Jackman's teaching and research centres on public opinion, election campaigns, political participation, and electoral systems with special emphasis on American and Australian politics.